Industry News
Beer brewery ditches plastic for cardboard
Cascade is the first of the Carlton & United Breweries brands to discontinue the use of plastic six-pack ring packaging on its cans. [ + ]
Plantic Technologies awarded for sustainable meat packaging
Packaging manufacturer Plantic Technologies has triumphed at the Coles Supplier Awards by taking home the trophy for Sustainable and Ethical Excellence. [ + ]
Arla Foods' innovation centre for milk and whey
Arla Foods has revealed it plans to build a €36.3 million innovation centre in Denmark to develop new ways of using milk and whey. [ + ]
Campbell Arnott's awarded for sustainability efforts
The company won awards for the Food and Beverage Sector and Outstanding Achievement in Packaging Design at APCO's annual awards. [ + ]
Northern Victoria drives the nation's food supply
A report from Australian Food & Grocery Council disputes the idea that Australian food manufacturing is struggling. [ + ]
SICK Australia & New Zealand's new Managing Director
SICK Australia & New Zealand has appointed David Crossley as its new Managing Director. [ + ]
Live longer with the Mediterranean diet
Individuals over 65 years of age may want to adopt the Mediterranean diet, as Italian research has found it can reduce their mortality risk by 25%. [ + ]
General Mills removes 'natural' label after lawsuit
General Mills will stop labelling its Nature Valley Granola Bars as "Made with 100% Natural Whole Grain Oats" following legal action from three consumer groups. [ + ]
Disease-resistant crop technology gets $3m
Nexgen Plants, a biotech company launched by UQ's UniQuest, has secured $3 million in investor backing to increase international business development. [ + ]
Predicting more accurate milk 'sell-by' dates
Scientists have created a predictive model that examines the emergence of spore-forming bacteria in milk and could replace 'sell-by' dates. [ + ]
Heinz fined $2.25m for sugary toddler snack
The Obesity Policy Coalition supports the Federal Court's $2.25 million penalty for the misleading marketing of Heinz Little Kids Shredz. [ + ]
Floating dairy farm in Rotterdam
The Dutch city of Rotterdam will soon be home to a floating farm that will have 40 cows producing 800 litres of milk a day. [ + ]
Agriculture waste has potential in new industries
The $10.9 million Agricultural Product Development research consortium will develop high-value products from agricultural waste. [ + ]
AIP dinner on disruptive packaging design
The AIP and Surface Coatings Association Australia will be holding a technical dinner in Victoria on 3 October to discuss disruptive packaging design. [ + ]
Rising demand for cream cheese in China
Fonterra's new cream cheese plant in Darfield is set to produce up to 24,000 metric tonnes of cream cheese annually for the Chinese market. [ + ]
